Waarom we vaak de verkeerde leider kiezen
B2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 8:06 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 200 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From University of The Netherlands↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
91.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Dutch words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Dutch.
General Dutch frequency
86.1%
Top 1,000
91.3%
Top 2,000
96.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
90.5%
Top 1,000
96.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Dutch data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
deadlines
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
deadlines
praatjesmakers
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
big talkers
de zogenoemde babbel hypothese
1×
talkative people unfairly chosen as leaders
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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